Antelope mask "karikpo" · Nigeria, Ogoni · ID: 3039615
sold
EUR 900
Provenance
German Private Collection, MunichSize
H: 87 cm
H: 34.3 inch
Description
light wood, dark brown patina, elongated forms, slanting eyes and high towering pointed horns, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion
The object Antelope mask “karikpo” with the object ID 3039615 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 343 achieved a sales price of EUR 900.
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Comparing literature
Wittmer, Marcilene K. & William Arnett, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978, p. 48 f.